Owner holds onto horse stuck in quicksand

A horse in Geelong, Australia, has survived with minor injuries after getting stuck in quicksand-like mud, the Telegraph is reporting:

The horse’s owner Nicole Graham remained by 18-year-old Astro’s side, holding its head above the mud as rescuers arrived at the scene.

In an interview with local media on Tuesday Graham said she knew she needed to stay with her horse.

“As we sank deeper and deeper into the mud and time went on I was really starting to get scared. I knew if I stayed with him he wouldn’t panic either and him not panicking meant that we would both get out OK,” she said.